Recently we received some positive feedback about a software that you can download on your computer and mobile device that protects you from accessing gambling websites. It’s called Gamban, and the website states that “it’s the smartest, most effective software in the world for blocking online gambling sites and apps.”While this may read like an advertorial for Gamban, we thought the feedback was too good to ignore and wanted to share it with our readers. If you, or anyone you know, is struggling with online gambling, this could be worth a try.

One Gamban user who successfully installed the app on his phone, told a PGF counsellor that Gamban “is awesome, blocks all gambling sites and access to them, including the TAB. There is an annual cost, but it is not that much. Also, the great thing about the app is that it cannot be uninstalled.”
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Another user absolutely raved about the benefits of Gamban to his counsellor and questioned why he hadn’t installed it ages ago. He hadn’t gambled online for the last three and a half weeks and “is the happiest I’ve been in three years” due to the many positive changes in a short space that have occurred. He has struggled over time with why he can’t just use willpower and “just stop.”

After hearing this positive feedback, we thought we’d share with you some of the benefits of Gamban he told us about, compared to other software that he has tried:
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Gamban was a tenth of the price of others

It hasn’t affected his other apps and internet/ Google searches like others have

The app icon is very discreet

He was able to install it very quickly and it is compatible with most devices

Hasn’t been able to “override” it like he has with other apps

He has said that he would give it a 5/5 review

One of the many problems with online gambling, is the accessibility. Once you’ve got a gambling account, you can access it from your phone, tablet, or desktop computer, anywhere and anytime; it’s really difficult to get away from. Although many individual gambling operators provide some sort of self-exclusion, it’s only for their gambling sites and while they may stop taking your money, you can be sure another operator will be quite happy to!

According to an article in The Guardian published last year, Gamban “blocks 40,000 gambling sites and applications from users’ devices, and, by using a live database, it also removes the gambling element, skins betting, from E-sport games.”
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That’s comprehensive coverage and Gamban reassures potential users on its website that “gamban® blocks gambling sites and ONLY gambling sites, making it the least intrusive option available.”

While researching Gamban for this article, I discovered one of the developers had battled his own gambling problem so developed the software in 2015 to help others in the same situation. They’ve deliberately kept the cost low to help those struggling with a gambling problem.

If you or anyone you know is struggling with a gambling problem don’t forget we are always here to provide help and support. While an app might help you keep away from temptation, that is only one tool in the toolbox and talking to somebody who understands will help you work towards your long term goals.

Author

Andree Froude is the Marketing and Communications Director at PGF Group. She has worked in communications and public relations for over eight years in both the public and private sector before joining the PGF Group in May 2009.